As a review, here is a summary of the most common affixes used to mark events that are happening in the past, present and future:
| past: yesterday + | |
| -lauq- | |
| tikilauqtuq | He/she arrived. |
| past: earlier today | |
| -qqau- | |
| tikiqqaujuq | He/she arrived earlier. |
| past: immediate | |
| -rataaq- | |
| tikirataaqtuq | He/she just arrived |
| present | |
| -liq- | |
| tikiliqtuq | He/she is arriving right now. |
| future: later today | |
| -niaq- | |
| tikinniaqtuq | He/she will arrive later today. |
| future: tomorrow + | |
| -laaq- | |
| tikilaaqtuq | He/she will arrive (tomorow / in the future). |
| future: distant or uncertain | |
| -jumaaq- / -gumaaq- / -rumaaq- / -tumaaq- | |
| arraaguujumaaqtumi | next year |
| aullarumaaqtuq | he/she will depart eventually |
| suragumaaqtuq | it will break eventually |
| tikittumaaqtuq | he/she will arrive one day |